L6-Lipids Flashcards
(73 cards)
Lipids store energy as ______ to provide energy for making ___
hydrocarbons; ATP
The primary structural component of membranes are:
Phospholipid fatty acids
Lipids are messengers in the bloodstream as ______ and ______
hormones and prostaglandins
Lipids are which vitamins?
A D E and K-series
Dietary lipids are used to absorb vitamins from food; a human should have ___% of the diet in lipids to absorb enough vitamins
20
(T/F) Lipids are fats and are strongly hydrophobic
TRUE
3 Types of structural lipids are:
- Fatty acids
- Glycerols
- Sterols
4 types of lipids found in biological systems:
- Fatty acids
- Non-glyceride lipids
- Glycerides
- Complex Lipids
Glycerides such as diglycerides, triglycerides, and esp. _______ are made from _____ and ______
phospholipids; glycerol; fatty acids
Examples of complex lipids are
liposomes, micelles, lipoproteins and chylomicrons
3 different, unrelated types of non-glyceride lipids are
sterols, waxes and sphingolipids
The most crucial role of fatty acids in cells and tissues are as _____ chains in the structuring of ____ ____ ____, mostly as ______
aliphatic; cell bilayer membranes; phospholipids
Fatty acids also form messenger molecules like _____, and are transformed into energy storage molecules like ______ fats or ______ oils
prostaglandins; triglyceride; vegetable
Fatty acids can be used to emulsify non-polar and polar substances although they are non-polar because
they have acid heads then lend some solubility in water
_____ are salts of fatty acids
soaps
A fatty acid is a _____ chain with single or double chain, capped with a ______ group on one end and _____ on the other
hydrocarbon; methyl; carboxyl
A fatty acid has a ____ group that is easily replaced or added to so it can combine with other molecules
carboxyl
What creates a phospholipid?
Phosphate bonded to fatty acid
______ is a major component of bilayer membranes and is also a ______, an emusifier
Phosphatidycholine; diglyceride
What can emulsifiers do?
Able to get non-polar and polar substances to go into solution in water
Hydrophilic Phosphate/ Amine ______;
Hydrophobic Fatty Acid ______
Heads; Tails
Cholesterol is based on ______ (a non-glyceride lipid)
Sterol
The sterol backbone is composed of:
three 6-carbon rings
one 5-carbon ring
What is the precursor molecule for sterol-based compounds?
Cholesterol